Happiness is a skill we all must master. 

6 Tips To Achieve Sustainable Weight Loss

The diet and weight loss industry makes billions of dollars every year from people who really need actual help to change their eating habits, patterns and behaviours and make some real sustainable lifestyle changes that support that.

Diet and weight loss pills and programs do not teach you the strategies and techniques on how to change your eating habits, patterns, and behaviours; and more importantly, they don't teach you how to manage your thoughts and emotions that are tied up to emotional eating, binge eating, and overeating.

So, how do you achieve sustainable weight loss?
Here are 6 tips to help you achieve sustainable weight loss;

1.     Set realistic goals
There is no such thing as overnight success. Sustainable weight loss takes focus and attention but more importantly, you need to have knowledge of whats happening in your body and what to do to change your experiences. It is important to set realistic goals and...

Don't wait for you to lose weight to actually start living life and doing the things that you have long wanted to do.

Do it now and start getting active and doing things that move your body and gives you happiness and pleasure.

"You have to learn how to redirect your thoughts, feelings and behaviours and coach yourself."

I will be happy when...
I will be happy as soon as...
I'm not going to be happy as I am...

Are you saying any of those to yourself or others?

Are you putting off your happiness because you still haven't achieved X?

A certain body size?
A specific weight?
Your dream job?
The business you've long wanted to build?
A loving relationship?
A certain income level?

Happiness should not be put off.

You can be happy while pursuing the things that you want to do or achieve in life.

Stop undermining your happiness! Be happy now!

How?

Here are 5 simple ways you can be happy now;

Daily reminder
Remind yourself daily of your bigger purpose. Use a mantra, daily ritual, or journaling to help ground yourself in what matters most to you.

Know your destination
You want to be certain of who you want to be and where you want to go. When are certain about your goals you create better plans to achieving them.

Celebrate the journey
Celebrate your small wins and savor your progress. Remember, happiness is not the destination;...

Health is not a result of a once in a lifetime transformation but a series of small steps every day towards changing your habits and preventing relapse back into old ones.

Health is not achieved by just following a specific diet plan or exercise program because to be healthy is to be willing to take the long road of changing how you think, feel and react to life.

You will only achieve sustainable health if you change your old unhealthy habits to healthy and helpful ones.

And creating new healthy habits, its easier than you think, but you have to do it every day, not just on the days you feel like it.

Most times, you will find yourself on the brink of slipping back to your old habits but if you keep your promise to yourself and do the following tips, you will achieve sustainable health by creating sustainable habit change;

Set real health goals, not just a number on the scales:
The best thing you can do is to breakdown your big goals to small little steps so you can achieve little by...

If we want to live a balanced life, then we need to balance our emotions instead of anchoring them to food and beverages, instead of divorcing ourselves from them and burying ourselves in "busy" work, instead of running away what we can't run away from - our internal discomfort.

I remember when my life was out of balance, when my life was so full it was actually empty and I was using food and beverages as a substitute for everything that was missing.

What I really needed - wanted - was someone who understood my situation, someone who actually understood what I was experiencing AND had answers to help me resolve it myself. I wanted someone to walk beside me and help me through it all the way.

Living a balanced life is obtainable, even if you're living the most chaotic one right now, there is a way, and it's way easier than you think.

Headache, Neck & Jaw Clinic

I saw that clinic on my way home the other day and remembered when I would have been super interested in finding out more about what they did because I used to have 3 migraines a week (for 25 years) and constant neck and jaw pain. Horrible situation to be in and I empathize with anyone else who suffers the same.

The year I started living the Dietless Living way (2011) was the year it all went away.

For 25 years I'd been told my problems were a result of old untreated injuries sustained in car accidents, falling off horses, and early athletics.

But as it turns out, living the Dietless Living way and giving up stress, anxiety, over working, over eating, and actually getting out and really enjoying my life and being happy was the answer all along.

No more migraines, no more neck or jaw problems.

But instead a zest for life and waking up happy every day with a clear head, a thirst for adventure and a great feeling of joy and calm.

To create change, YOU...

It's a long and uninteresting story that focuses on what we don't want rather than what we do want, which is, to love and accept ourselves.

Here are some ideas to do that;

Recognize how remarkable and miraculous your body is and love it exactly how it is

De-emphasise the desire to fit into a stereo-type image because when you focus on 'that image' you objectify your body, you de-humanise it and yourself, you are sooooo much more than that.

‍ Emphasise the desire to celebrate your life, your desire to live the happiest, healthiest life you possibly can.

Humanise yourself, love yourself, show compassion for yourself.

Get out in the sunshine, be active, participate in life.

‍Focus on the process of creating health rather then the result of losing weight.

The process & key to happy healthy you includes;

• Fun
• Enjoyment
• Relaxation
• Living life
• Eating for nutrition
• Enjoying what you eat without judgement
• Changing the way you think, feel & react to life
• ...

Self-care is talked about a lot, and mostly by women if I'm honest. I can truthfully say I've never heard a man talk about self-care, perhaps men have different terminology that means the same? If they do, I would love it if you would tell me what that is.

WHAT IS SELF CARE?

Is it baths, bubbles, relaxation, massages, having facials, getting the right amount of sleep or taking time out?

Is it planning for your future, building a bridge of communication between your unconscious and conscious minds and creating alignment between thoughts, feelings and behaviours?

Is it dumping toxic relationships, staying away from negative people, and saying no and putting yourself first?

Is it spending time in nature, swimming in the ocean, running along bush tracks or through the forest, gardening, laying on the grass or cloud gazing?

Is it integrating the emotional, mental and physical and creating positive health habits?

Is it eating healthy, getting regular exercise, not drinking to excess,...